Iraq to arrest 1,000 'corrupt' officials

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Iraq's anti-corruption watchdog says arrest warrants have been issued for some 1,000 allegedly corrupt officials.


Few details were disclosed, but the Commission on Public Integrity said at least 50 were senior figures.


The commission has previously said the most serious complaints concern the trade ministry, where officials allegedly took bribes for contracts.


This week Prime Minister Nouri Maliki accepted the resignation of his trade minister over corruption accusations...


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Omrow — Thu, 28 May 2009 - 11:37

BBC: Iraq to arrest 1,000 'corrupt' officials?


Yes.


Let them know you WILL arrest them NEXT week.


They are your "brothers" after all.


They need time to pack up.


Its not easy to get a flight from Baghdad to Rio de Janeiro.


You — Sat, 30 May 2009 - 18:49

Seems you were on the ball there.


Dramatic plane arrest of ex-Iraq minister


Iraq's former trade minister has been arrested at Baghdad airport on corruption charges as he was trying to leave the country.


Officials said Abdul Falah Sudani had been on a flight to the United Arab Emirates which was asked to turn back to Baghdad so he could be arrested.


Mr Sudani resigned as minister earlier this month amid claims officials in his department had embezzled large sums.


He denies wrongdoing. Investigators had already arrested one of his brothers...


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You — Sat, 30 May 2009 - 22:49

One thing I would also wonder is from the people being charged... what percentage are allied with the government, what percentage were through compromise-deals-or-previously-allied-but-no-longer.